Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England (1558-1603). As quoted in The Sayings of Queen Elizabeth, ch. 18, by Frederick Chamberlin (1923).

To Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), who had been helping enemies of Elizabeth's. Elizabeth was a daughter of King Henry VIII; after Henry's offspring, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne and schemed to win it. Eventually, and with great sorrow, Elizabeth had Mary executed.